Title IX, Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units

(1) The director of safety may, in case of need, appoint special policemen to do special duty at any place within the city, on terms he deems proper and not in conflict with the civil service provisions. (2) These special policemen shall be governed by such rules as the director …

It is the intention of the General Assembly to assure that fire protection in the Commonwealth is continually strengthened, upgraded and attractive to highly qualified men and women who choose firefighting as a profession; and to retain qualified and experienced firefighters for …

Each member of the police force, including special policemen, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take an oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his office. This oath shall be subscribed by the person taking it and filed in the office of the department of …

As used in KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commission" means the Kentucky Fire Commission established pursuant to KRS 95A.020; (2) "Established work schedule" means a work schedule adopted by or required of a local government setting a recurrin…

While actually on duty no member of the police force shall be liable to arrest on civil process or to serve with subpoenas from civil courts.

42.190 and 136.392 -- Lapsing of certain funds -- Moneys appropriated -- Treatment for stress injury. (1) For the purposes of this section, "stress injury" means: (a) Post-traumatic stress injury; (b) Post-traumatic stress disorder; (c) Acute stress disorder; or (d) Other specifi…

Each local government which meets the following requirements shall be eligible to share in the distribution of funds from the fund: (1) Employs one (1) or more firefighters. (2) Pays every firefighter a minimum annual salary of eight thousand dollars ($8,000). (3) Maintains the m…

(1) The commission shall administer the fund pursuant to the provisions of KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300 and may issue such reasonable rules and regulations as, in its discretion, will facilitate the administration of the fund and further the purposes of KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300. (2) The …

Cabinet. Upon receipt of the written request by the Finance and Administration Cabinet for cost projections of the professional firefighters foundation program fund as prescribed in KRS 42.190, the administrator of the fund shall certify, within twenty-one (21) calendar days, in …

the Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems, and the Department of Military Affairs from fund -- Administrative expense reimbursement. (1) (a) An eligible local government shall be entitled to receive an annual supplement of three thousand dollars ($3,000) and, beginning…

(1) Funds made available to local governments shall be received, held, and expended in accordance with the provisions of KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300, any rules and regulations issued by the commission, and the following specific restrictions: (a) Funds provided shall be used only as a…

Qualifications for allotment -- Firefighters training center fund -- Reimbursements -- Low-interest loan fund -- Implementation of programs. (1) (a) The Kentucky Fire Commission shall, in cooperation with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, develop and implement a continu…

agencies -- Administrative regulations to establish funding criteria. (1) There is hereby created a safety education fund to be administered by the Kentucky Fire Commission to initiate education programs in the public schools and other agencies to reduce and prevent injuries and …

The chief and members of the fire department, while on duty at a fire, shall be exempt from arrest on civil process and from service with subpoenas from civil courts.

The Finance and Administration Cabinet, on the certification of the commission, shall draw warrants as specified on the State Treasurer for the amount of the fund due each eligible local government or the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Checks shall be issued by …

The fire department of each first-class city shall be divided into three (3) platoons. Each platoon shall be on duty for twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after which the platoon serving twenty-four (24) hours shall be allowed to remain off duty for forty-eight (48) consecutive …

Each eligible local government, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, and the Department of Military Affairs shall submit reports to the Kentucky Fire Commission on June 30, September 30, December 31, and March 31 of each year containing information relative to num…

(1) If funds appropriated by the General Assembly and otherwise made available to the fund are insufficient to provide the amount of money required by KRS 95A.250, the commission shall make a uniform percentage reduction in the allotment of funds available. (2) The provisions of …

ordinances establishing pension fund -- Liquidation and distribution of residual assets -- Report -- Distribution of funds -- Administration expenses -- Equal protection for beneficiaries -- Participation by policemen and firefighters in County Employees Retirement System -- Cont…

Administrative regulations -- Funding -- Leave following critical incident. (1) The commission shall establish the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program for firefighters and rescue squad members. (2) As used in this section, "rescue squad member" means a…

An appeal may be taken from any decision of the commission to withhold or terminate payment from the fund to any local government. Appeal shall be to the Circuit Court of the circuit where the controversy originated.

The Thermal Vision and Technical Innovation Grant Program, which is administered pursuant to KRS 95A.400 to 95A.440 and appropriations for the Thermal Vision and Technical Innovation Grant Program in the state budget, is designed to: (1) Reduce and prevent the loss of life by cre…

Program. The commission shall have overall responsibility for policy, guidance, administration, implementation, and proper utilization of the Thermal Vision and Technical Innovation Grant Program. The commission, with the advice of the grant committee, shall make determinations r…

As used in KRS 95A.400 to 95A.440: (1) "Automated external defibrillator" has the same meaning as in KRS 311.666; (2) "Gas monitor" means a portable device that detects and measures the concentration of one (1) or more gases, and includes four (4) gas monitors and multi-gas monit…

The commission shall: (1) Create the necessary application forms, any necessary supporting documents, compliance documents, or reporting documents for the Thermal Vision and Technical Innovation Grant Program as may be necessary by promulgating administrative regulations in accor…

of home rule class or urban-county government. (1) The police department in cities of the home rule class and urban-county governments shall take charge of property, within their jurisdiction, alleged to be or suspected of being the proceeds of crime, property taken from the pers…

county government -- Qualifications -- Examination -- Tenure -- Reinstatement. (1) The legislative body of cities of the home rule class and urban-county governments may require, in addition to the peace officer professional standards training under KRS 15.380 to 15.404, all appl…

(1) All fire departments formed under KRS Chapter 65, 75, 95, or 273 shall be eligible to receive grants through the Thermal Vision and Technical Innovation Grant Program. These fire departments may make application for a grant to purchase technical devices through the Thermal Vi…

or more -- Rights of employee accepting management position. Any city with a population equal to or greater than eight thousand (8,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census, may elect to operate under KRS 90.310 to 90.410, and, by ordinance, create a civil service …

Exception. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the legislative body of a city of the home rule class, or urban-county government, may by ordinance provide for the establishment or abolishment of an auxiliary police force to perform special duties within the …

governments and cities on DLG's registry of cities that belonged to the second and third classes on January 1, 2014. (1) (a) The provisions of this section shall only apply to members of police and fire departments in urban-county governments and those cities that are included in…

(1) Any member of the police or fire department found guilty by the legislative body of any charge, as provided by KRS 95.450, may appeal to the Circuit Court of the county in which the city or urban-county government is located, but the enforcement of the judgment of the body sh…

home rule class and urban-county governments. (1) No person shall be appointed a member of the police or fire department in cities of the home rule class or urban-county governments on account of any political service, contribution, sentiment or affiliation. No member shall be di…

collected on execution of process. (1) The chief of police in cities or a policeman acting under his authority shall, if required by the city, attend all sessions of the legislative body, execute their orders, and preserve order at their sessions. (2) The chief of police may rece…

urban-county governments. (1) Each member of the police force in cities of the home rule class or in an urban- county government, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take an oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his or her office. The oath shall be subscr…

urban-county governments and cities on DLG's registry of cities that belonged to the second and third classes on August 1, 2014. (1) Except as provided in KRS 337.285, in cities listed on the registry pursuant to subsection (3) of this section or urban-county governments, except …

leave of firefighters -- Applicable to urban-county governments and cities on DLG's registry of cities that belonged to the second class on August 1, 2014. (1) The chief of the fire department in cities or urban-county governments, or an officer acting under his or her authority:…

(1) If two (2) or more volunteer fire departments merge under the provisions of KRS 95A.500 to 95A.560 after January 1, 2000, and each is qualified to receive the volunteer fire department aid under KRS 95A.262(2) at the time of merger, then the volunteer fire department aid shal…

As used in KRS 95A.500 to 95A.560, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Qualified fire department" means any volunteer fire department in any city of any class, fire protection districts organized pursuant to KRS Chapter 75, county districts established under authority of …

The provisions of KRS 95.520 to 95.620 and KRS 95.621 to 95.629 shall only apply to those cities that were previously classified as cities of the third class on or before August 1, 1988, under the city classification system that was in effect on or before August 1, 1988, and have…

Employees Retirement System after August 1, 1988. (1) In cities meeting the criteria set out in KRS 95.518, there shall be a policemen's and firefighters' pension fund, and a board of trustees for that fund unless the policemen and firefighters are included in the membership of t…

2022. (1) For volunteer fire departments merging prior to July 14, 2022, the Kentucky Fire Commission shall pay to the merged district, for the first, second, and third years after the merger, the number of qualified shares of volunteer fire department aid allotted under KRS 95A.…

after July 14, 2022. (1) For volunteer fire departments merging on or after July 14, 2022, the Kentucky Fire Commission shall pay to the resulting merged district the number of qualified shares of volunteer fire department aid allotted under KRS 95A.262 equal to the total number …

Members -- Officers -- Option to convert pension benefits to annuity benefits -- Adoption of ordinance dissolving pension fund -- Liquidation and distribution of residual assets -- Report. (1) In cities with a pension fund established under KRS 95.520 where there are fewer than s…

The trustees of the volunteer fire district shall notify the Kentucky Fire Commission, in writing, within thirty (30) days of the merger or splitting of a merged volunteer fire district created under the provisions of this chapter. Notification shall be made in the manner prescri…

(1) The board of trustees of the pension fund established under KRS 95.520 may make all necessary rules for its government in the discharge of its duties, and shall hear and decide all applications for benefits or pensions. Its decision on these applications shall be conclusive, …

department prior to July 14, 2022. For volunteer fire departments merging prior to July 14, 2022, if a new volunteer fire department is created from territory in an existing fire department merged under the provisions of KRS 95A.500 to 95A.560, the newly created volunteer fire di…

funds. The Kentucky Fire Commission shall calculate and disburse to each district merged after January 1, 2000, but before July 15, 2002, any payments owed the district according to the schedule set out in this section. In order to receive the payment, the trustees of the volunte…

95.520 -- Beneficiaries -- Amounts. (1) The pensions or benefits paid for disability or death from the policemen's and firefighters' pension fund established under KRS 95.520 shall be as follows: (a) If any member of the police or fire department becomes temporarily totally disab…

receive aid. If the resulting merged district does not remain qualified to receive the volunteer fire department aid under KRS 95A.262(2), then the Kentucky Fire Commission shall suspend all payments calculated under KRS 95A.520. The merged district shall have ninety (90) days to…